Recent content by Subatomic

Hey guys, it's been a long time. Lately I've been getting GPU crashes, random restarts and such. My GPU is running at 78 degees celcius, idle. It got up to 82 while playing World of Warcraft. I think this may be the cause of the problem. I took off the overclock, did system restore, but...

Okay, I reset the CMOS, I am still getting the error message though, and I can access the BIOS now. Help!111

Oh, also it doesn't beep when I turn it on, like POST :D

Hey, I'm back... I've created a bootdisk with Windows XP and the Asus BIOS for my mobo. I put it in the floppy, turn it on, and it says something like "Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter". I can access the BIOS, but when I press tab, or whatever to access any more options...

My harddrive crashed doing that

You are probably better off getting a 128MB 9600XT. It runs a lot faster. The 128 bit memory cards don't use 256MB...

2800+ 64 is actually faster than the 3200 XP. Go for it :-) Oh, and you would never be able to upgrade the 3200.

You can, on low settings. Instead of upgrading to 1GB of RAM, upgrade your video card. 6600GT, or 6800GT are good options, and if you are tight on cash, the 9600XT is a good choice. Make sure you have an AGP slot first!

Bumpety bump bump.

Okay, I will just use this: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-509&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE Again, same price... :) I think I will take my chances with the PSU, heh... too much money for a new PSU, not worth the insurance for a cheap cheap system...

9800 PRO 128MB 256-Bit memory interface

One time, I didn't uninstall my old catalysts, and I went from my score now on 3DMark, to 5100. It wasn't pretty. Lesson of the day: Uninstall old drivers before installing new ones.

Sure, if you have the money. If money is an issue, you are better off getting something better, or waiting for new cards to come out, and prices to go down.

Thanks a lot for your suggestions, everyone. I've decided that the mobo is really not that good, or reliable, I could not find any reviews or comments on any site other than newegg. So, I am going to use...

Save for a 9600XT, $140. Any 120GB HDD with a 8MB cache should be fine, IDE or SATA